Each month Professor Bookley Macaw reviews one or more of his favorite educational web sites.

During January remember the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by visiting Fact Monster's special feature on Martin Luther King Day or ThinkQuest's Free At Last: The Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Find out more about Dr. King by reading a biography of the civil rights leader, quotations and excerpts from his speeches, and viewing a timeline of events in his life! Learn more about:

• Civil Rights Leaders:  Who was Linda Brown?
• Dr. King's Biography:  Why did a Baptist minister decide to speak out about injustice?
• Civil Rights Issues:  What social problems was he talking about?.
• Civil Disobedience:  How did Dr. King try to influence public opinion?
• March on Washington:  What made this event so significant?

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